UK Pensions Awards 2020 - The Winners
Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2020...
The awards were presented by TV comedian Justin Moorhouse at a virtual ceremony held online this afternoon (7 October). View the ceremony below or click here.
The awards were judged by a panel of more than 50 distinguished industry professionals. The shortlists for this year's awards can be found here.
The winners are:
Pensions Personality of the Year
Winner: Ruston Smith
Advisory Categories:
Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year
Winner: LCP
DC Consultancy of the Year
Winner: Hymans Robertson
Investment Consultancy of the Year
Winner: LCP
Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham
Pensions Lawyers of the Year
Winner: CMS
Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year
Winner: Linklaters
Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year
Winner: Aon
Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year
Winner: EY
Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham
DC Categories:
DC Pension Provider of the Year
Winner: PensionBee
DC Investment Manager of the Year
Winner: Legal & General Investment Management
DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year
Winner: Columbia Threadneedle Investments
DC Master Trust of the Year
Winner: Nest
Highly Commended: LifeSight (Willis Towers Watson)
DC Innovation of the Year
Winner: Redington
DC Investment Innovation of the Year
Winner: SEI
Investment Categories:
Investment Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Highly Commended: Newton Investment Management
Fiduciary Manager of the Year
Winner: River and Mercantile
Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year
Winner: Mobius Life
Equity Manager of the Year
Winner: Vontobel Asset Management
Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Factor Investing Manager of the Year
Winner: Axa Investment Managers
DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year
Winner: Vontobel Asset Management
Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
Winner: BlackRock
Real Estate Manager of the Year
Winner: CBRE Global Investors
Highly Commended: Kames Capital / Aegon Asset Management
Alternative Investment Manager
Winner: Gresham House
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Highly Commended: Aberdeen Standard Investments
Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year
Winner: Legal & General Investment Management
Risk Reduction Provider of the Year
Winner: Pension Insurance Corporation
DB Investment Innovation of the Year
Winner: Allianz Global Investors
Fixed Income Innovation of the Year
Winner: Federated Hermes
Other Categories:
Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award
Winner: Travers Smith
Highly Commended: LCP
Independent Trustee of the Year
Winner: PTL
Third-Party Administrator of the Year
Winner: XPS Pensions Group
Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham
Highly Commended: Premier Pensions
Technology Innovation of the Year
Winner: Knowa
DB Master Trust/Consolidator of the Year
Winner: TPT Retirement Solutions
Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year
Winner: AHC, a Gallagher Company
Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year
Winner: Scottish Widows
Highly Commended: Nest Insight
Sponsor Covenant Provider of the Year
Winner: EY
Retirement Innovation of the Year
Winner: Lemonade Reward
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